City government · Scotland County, NC

Laurinburg's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Laurinburg took in $39.2 million and spent $58.3 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (electric power, water)66%City taxes14%State tax money8.4%Federal tax money5.0%County and local tax money4.7%Fines and other1.9%

What stands out

66%

of Laurinburg's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people gets 30%.

City taxes14%

Property tax
9.6%$3.8 million
Sales tax
4.1%$1.6 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services66%

Fees for services
66%$26.0 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; water and 2 more
  • Electric power$15.2 million
  • Water$7.6 million
  • Garbage collection$3.1 million
  • Other government-run businesses$106 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.0%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.0%$2.0 million

State tax money8.4%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
8.4%$3.3 million

County and local tax money4.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
4.7%$1.8 million

Fines and other1.9%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$760 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities69%Running the government and other costs15%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking2.0%Interest on debt0.5%All other spending0.3%

What stands out

69%

of Laurinburg's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
69%$40.5 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and electric power
  • Water supply$25.6 million
  • Electric power$14.9 million
Running the government and other costs
15%$8.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther government-run businesses; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Other government-run businesses$3.8 million
  • Other and not broken out$2.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.1 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$597 thousand
  • Government buildings$488 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$7.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and fire protection
  • Police$4.0 million
  • Fire protection$3.4 million
Roads, transit and parking
2.0%$1.2 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$1.2 million
Interest on debt
0.5%$284 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on water supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$230 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$29 thousand
  • Interest on electric power debt$25 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.2%$98 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$98 thousand
Housing and community development
0.1%$74 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Laurinburg. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of City of Laurinburg itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.